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Cloncrew Fort - Hachured

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Cloncrew Fort - Hachured
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Cloncrew Fort is a circular earthen ring in Limerick pasture, close to the Deel, where cattle still break through its scarped edge. The fort is twenty-five metres across, with a steep bank that resists human entry but yields to animal traffic. Its interior remains level and poached, suggesting the place still accepts bodily movement rather than observation.
In level pasture, close to E bank of River Deel. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by scarped edge (H 1.7m; Wth 0.5m). Base of scarp truncated NE->SE by field boundary; cattle have worn paths across scarp at NW, N and SE, otherwise scarp covered by dense overgrowth. Interior is level and under pasture which is heavily poached by cattle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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